(Subscription required) The high court is reviewing the constitutionality of recent laws passed by GOP-controlled legislatures in Florida and Texas to stop what they perceive as the censorship of conservative views by social media platforms. The laws purport to accomplish that goal by restricting the manner in which companies such as Facebook, X and YouTube can take down content that violates their policies.
In TriCoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra, the Supreme Court today holds that a party has some hoops to jump through before getting relief from a jury trial waiver in a civil case, especially if the party waits until after an adverse bench trial to ask for appellate help.
A federal judge in San Diego has struck down a California law banning possession of club-like weapons, reversing his previous ruling from 2021 that reluctantly upheld the prohibition on billy clubs, batons and similar blunt objects.
California’s method of selecting judges depends on the court level: For the higher level state Supreme Court and appeals courts, the governor appoints judges, sometimes based on the recommendation of a